Generator will open its latest property in Madrid, Spain the spring this year. The launch will be the company’s 13th property and the second in Spain, adding to its portfolio of hostels in key international cites of London, Dublin, Barcelona, Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Venice, Rome, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Berlin (Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg).

Palma, Mallorca, has welcomed a new luxury five-star boutique property - Hotel Summum Prime Boutique Hotel. Located in the heart of the city, just minutes from the boulevard Paseo del Borne, the hotel is an oasis of tranquillity built in a magnificent 16th century Mallorcan palace.

The Catalan Tourist Board has appointed Aicard Guinovart as the new director for the United Kingdom & Ireland. Aicard joins the UK team with over 15 years’ experience under his belt with the Catalan Tourist Board.

Thirteen people have been killed and dozens injured after a van hit crowds in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona on Thursday evening. Spanish later killed five suspected terrorists in the town of Cambrils to stop what they say was another planned vehicle attack.

Sol Beach House Ibiza has launched a unique Campervan Suite package in celebration of the hotel’s third summer season. Created in a vintage VW Campervan, guests looking for a unique and tranquil experience, with breath-taking views of the sea and stunning sunsets, can enjoy this bespoke suite package throughout the 2017 season at the stunning Ibizan resort hotel.

The Latvian airline airBaltic has launched a new direct route linking Riga and Madrid. The route, which will be operated in cooperation with the Spanish-airline Iberia, offers convenient travel options for travellers between Spain and Latvia and beyond to destinations in the Baltics, Europe, Scandinavia, CIS and the Middle East.

Valencia received a record 95,106 British visitors in 2016, 19.9 per cent more than in 2015 and, with new direct flights from London Luton, Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh being launched in the next few months, that figure is expected to grow further this year.